Red Wings rout Flames in blowout

Gustav Nyquist, Dylan Larkin, Justin Abdelkader and Luke Glendening also scored for the host Red Wings, who raced to a 4-1 lead in the first period.

Micheal Ferland and Johnny Gaudreau had the goals for the Flames in the opener of a six-game road trip.

With 5:56 remaining, Red Wings forward Luke Witkowski went after Flames forward Brett Kulak. Their fight escalated into a full-fledged line brawl when Witkowski, who had been escorted off the ice by the linesmen, attempted to return to the fray and was jabbed by the stick of Calgary forward Matthew Tkachuk.

Blackhawks 6, Rangers 3: Artem Anisimov scored three times in the third period against his former team, Nick Schmaltz had three assists and Chicago cooled off New York. Alex DeBrincat, John Hayden and Jonathan Toews also scored for host Chicago. Duncan Keith had two assists, and Corey Crawford made 25 saves.

Ducks 4, Bruins 2: Nick Ritchie and Josh Manson had a goal and an assist apiece, and Kevin Roy scored his first NHL goal in Anaheim’s victory over slumping Boston. John Gibson made 39 saves and Antoine Vermette had an assist in his 1,000th NHL appearance as the host Ducks won for just the second time in seven games.